Plastic’s carbon footprint
Researchers conduct first global assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from plastics From campaigns against microplastics to news ...
Month: April 2019
Predictability limit: Scientists find bounds of weather forecasting
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the future, weather forecasts that provide storm warnings and help us plan our daily lives ...
Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment
American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment Some patients who died ...
Solving the mystery of fertilizer loss from Midwest cropland
Credit: Bruno Basso Farmers can't predict their annual corn harvest with certainty, but with the help of new research from ...
For busy medical students, two-hour meditation study may be as beneficial as longer course
Rutgers-led course found a two-hour intro class on mindfulness is as relaxing as an eight-week immersive course For time-crunched medical ...
Low-calorie sweetener derived from lactose gets manufacturing boost from yeast
Credit: Photo courtesy Yong-Su Jin CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The quest to satisfy the sweet tooth without adding to the waistline ...
Pollen genes mutate naturally in only some strains of corn
Rutgers-led study may lead to improved breeding of corn and other cropsCredit: Hugo Dooner/Waksman Institute of Microbiology Pollen genes mutate ...
Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a miniscule cup of espresso can hype you ...
Historic logging site shows first human-caused bedrock erosion along an entire river
Credit: Sarah Schanz/Indiana University Geologic time is supposed to be slow, and the most solid object should be bedrock. But ...
Rice advances the art of protein blacksmithing
Researchers forge new computational tools to make more accurate predictions of protein structuresCredit: Rice University/Wikipedia HOUSTON - (April 15, 2019) ...
Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein called amyloid beta. Such proteins on ...
Gene-based factor VIIa prevents bleeding episodes in animals with hemophilia
CHOP researchers: Preclinical work offers first target levels for bypass agent prophylaxis in future human trialsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
PSU researchers develop blockchain protocol to prevent counterfeit pharmaceutical sales
Portland State University researcher Nirupama Bulusu wants to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from flooding the market. Bulusu recently published a blockchain ...
Drug reduces risk of kidney failure in people with diabetes, study finds
A new landmark clinical trial shows that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in people ...
New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing
Chicago Booth researchers find diets improve when tapping adolescents' desire to rebel; teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by ...
Graphene gives a tremendous boost to future terahertz cameras
A study in Nano Letters reports on the development of a graphene-enabled detector for terahertz light that is faster and ...
New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused 'Great Dying' 252 million years ago.Credit: Margaret ...
FDA ban on menthol is likely to survive tobacco industry lawsuits
The FDA's plan to ban menthol cigarettes has the potential to save lives but could be delayed New Brunswick, NJ ...
Transgender youth faced with tough decision to freeze sperm or eggs
Study identifies key factors that influenced whether transitioning transgender youth pursued fertility preservationCredit: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and ...
Prove it: National telehealth research network greenlighted
First-of-its-kind research network seeks to inform standards, policy and reimbursement strategies as telehealth adoption increases throughout the U.S. AURORA, Colo. ...
